What kind of ship is CALIFORNIA VOYAGER?

CALIFORNIA VOYAGER is a tanker sailing under the flag of United States. The vessel is 187 m long with a beam of 32 m.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for CALIFORNIA VOYAGER?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for CALIFORNIA VOYAGER from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels, the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register and the French national asset-freeze register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for CALIFORNIA VOYAGER. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

CALIFORNIA VOYAGER

Tanker · United States · AIS Class A

IMONo IMOMMSI338879000Call signKCOJLast AIS position Oct 3, 2026, 01:08 UTC

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In short

CALIFORNIA VOYAGER (Tanker, United States flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 3, 2026, 01:08 UTC, under way at 14.9 kn, in the Gulf of Mexico. Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. Its crew-entered AIS destination is USPGL (Pascagoula); its reported draught is 8.1 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 3, 2026, 00:26 UTC). Managing owner (USCG): SEA-VISTA NEWBUILD III LLC (source: US Coast Guard — Merchant Vessels of the United States (documented vessels)).

Current voyage: from Tampa (departed Oct 2, 2026, 20:42 UTC) to USPGL (Pascagoula)

Vessel type: Tanker
Flag: United States
Year built: —
Gross tonnage: —
Size (length × beam): 187 m × 32 m
Managing owner (USCG): SEA-VISTA NEWBUILD III LLC

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Last reported position

received Oct 3, 2026, 01:08 UTC

Position: 27.5966° N, 83.3859° W
Area: Gulf of Mexico
StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?: Under way using engine
Speed: 14.9 kn
Course: 270°
Heading: 270°

27.5966° N, 83.3859° W

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Last 30 days: 1 port call (Tampa).

Port calls are detected by Voydar from AIS (at least 30 minutes slow inside a harbour area); see Port calls below.

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Identity & particulars

Name: CALIFORNIA VOYAGER
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 971020600
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: 338879000
Call signWhat is a call sign?: KCOJ
Flag: United States
Vessel type: Tanker
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: —
Length overall: 187 m
Beam: 32 m
Year built: —

A tag next to a value names the register that supplied it (hover or tap it for the record and date). Values without a tag come from the ship's own AIS broadcasts or from Wikidata. Position and identity are derived live from AIS.

Ownership & management

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Managing owner (USCG): SEA-VISTA NEWBUILD III LLC(not linked to a company record)
Source: US Coast Guard — Merchant Vessels of the United States (documented vessels) · reported · confidence 0.9 · retrieved Oct 6, 2026Coast Guard documentation record (2026-09 file) matched to this ship by call sign and vessel name. The managing owner is the company the Coast Guard has on record for the ship's certificate of documentation.
Ship radio licensee (FCC): Chevron USA Inc.(not linked to a company record)
Source: FCC Universal Licensing System — ship station licences · since 2019 · reported · confidence 0.9 · retrieved Oct 6, 2026Licence matched to this ship by MMSI and call sign. The licensee holds the radio licence; it is not necessarily the owner.

Timeline

Dated events for this ship from every source Voydar holds, newest first. Each line names its source; derived items say how they were derived.

Date	Event	Source
Oct 2, 2026, 20:42 UTC	Left TampaAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Sep 30, 2026, 00:04 UTC	Arrived at TampaAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)

Owner, operator and manager changes found by comparing yearly EU MRV reports are dated to the reporting year ("during 2025"), not to a day. Port calls here are the most recent only; the full lists are further down.

Port calls

Two kinds of evidence, kept apart: calls Voydar detected from the ship's AIS positions, and arrivals and departures published by port authorities and customs records.

Detected from AIS AIS-detected

Port	Arrived	Departed	Time in port
Tampa USTPA	Sep 30, 2026, 00:04 UTC	Oct 2, 2026, 20:42 UTC	2 d 20 h

Detected by Voydar when the ship's AIS positions stayed slow inside a harbour area. Calls shorter than 30 minutes are not shown. Depends on AIS reception; detection started on June 8, 2026.

Behaviour at sea Voydar-derived

Patterns Voydar derived from this ship's AIS broadcasts. They are inferences, not reports: each one shows how it was computed and how confident we are, and none of them says why a ship behaved this way.

When	What we observed	Confidence
Sep 30, 2026, 08:25 UTC	Draught change Reported draught went from 11.1 m to 8.1 m while in port at Tampa. Voydar infers the ship probably discharged cargo. Method seadar.behaviour.draught_change v1	High (75%)

When

What we observed

Confidence

Sep 30, 2026, 08:25 UTC

Draught change

Reported draught went from 11.1 m to 8.1 m while in port at Tampa. Voydar infers the ship probably discharged cargo.

Method seadar.behaviour.draught_change v1

High (75%)

Source: AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS. AIS data: AISstream.io. Licence: none published.

Derived from AIS positions of feeds whose terms allow display on Voydar. Coverage is terrestrial: gaps are reported only where our receivers kept hearing other ships. Detections below medium confidence are not shown.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is CALIFORNIA VOYAGER now?: CALIFORNIA VOYAGER (Tanker, United States flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 3, 2026, 01:08 UTC, under way at 14.9 kn, in the Gulf of Mexico. Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. The crew-entered destination was USPGL (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 3, 2026, 00:26 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
What kind of ship is CALIFORNIA VOYAGER?: CALIFORNIA VOYAGER is a tanker sailing under the flag of United States. The vessel is 187 m long with a beam of 32 m.
Who is recorded as the owner or manager of CALIFORNIA VOYAGER?: SEA-VISTA NEWBUILD III LLC is recorded as Managing owner (USCG) for CALIFORNIA VOYAGER (source: US Coast Guard — Merchant Vessels of the United States (documented vessels)). This source record does not independently confirm today’s ownership or management.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for CALIFORNIA VOYAGER?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for CALIFORNIA VOYAGER from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels, the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register and the French national asset-freeze register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for CALIFORNIA VOYAGER. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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